Apple Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) vs Apple Magic Mouse (USB-C)

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Magic Mouse 2 (Lightning) compared with Magic Mouse (USB-C)

	AppleMagic Mouse 2 (Lightning)	AppleMagic Mouse (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	October 2024
Tracking
Shape
Shape	Standard	Standard
Hand
Hand	Either hand	Either hand
Buttons
Buttons	2	2
Free-spinning wheel
Free-spinning wheel	No	No
Thumb wheel
Thumb wheel	No	No
Gestures
Gestures	One moving Multi-Touch top provides primary and secondary clicks; the secondary side can be changed. Scroll, swipe between pages and full-screen apps, double-tap for Smart Zoom and double-tap with two fingers for Mission Control; no Force Touch.	Multi-Touch surface with no separate buttons; click anywhere, with secondary click on the side you choose; scroll, smart zoom (one-finger double-tap), swipe between pages, swipe between full-screen apps (two fingers), Mission Control (two-finger double-tap)
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	1
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Rechargeable
Charging port
Charging port	Lightning	USB-C
Charging
Charging	Lightning port underneath; wireless use requires disconnecting the cable. Apple quotes about a month or more between charges, rather than an upper-bound lifetime. Built-in rechargeable battery; plugging into the Mac also pairs it.	USB-C port on the underside; about a month or more between charges; plugging it into a Mac also pairs it
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth-enabled Mac with OS X 10.11 or later; the retained specification also supports iPad with iPadOS 13.4 or later. To move to another Mac, the maker's guide says to remove the existing pairing and pair again.	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 18.1 or later
Design
Weight
Weight	99 g	99 g
Size
Size	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm; Apple publishes weight as 0.099 kg and says it varies by configuration and manufacturing process	Height 2.16 cm, width 5.71 cm, depth 11.35 cm
Materials
Materials	White plastic top and aluminium body, described in Macworld's exact-model review	–
Colours
Colours	White and Black in the retained maker sheet; the October 2015 launch price below applies to the original white accessory	White Multi-Touch Surface, Black Multi-Touch Surface
In the box
In the box	Mouse and Lightning-to-USB cable at launch; the retained maker sheet describes the later woven USB-C-to-Lightning cable. This entry covers Lightning-charging Magic Mouse 2, distinct from the 2024 USB-C version.	Magic Mouse, woven USB-C Charge Cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)